46Min Loiter On 3d printed Quacopter

So you may have seen my past blog post I finally got my 16000mah battery just did a 46min loiter I did the logs but the apm2.6 wont store that much log but I timed the flight with a stopwatch I will take video tomorrow and post it asap I was hoping to get close to 40min but it has surpassed my expectations at 46min the final flight weight with the battery is 5lb 14oz with everything onboard fatshark 5.8 gps telemetry osd apm receiver power module it is 22 pole 490kv multistar motors 20amp afro esc 15 5.5 propellers shortened to 14.5 we are in the process of putting together our website and they will be for sale shortly they can be purchased as a bare frame or as a customizable receiver ready model the bare frame starts at 45$ and the receiver ready model will be 799$ for the base model 1199$ fully loaded with gopro 2axis gimbal ublox neo m8 gps and 915 or 433 telemetry

just a short video of it flying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSJIz_l0kYc

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Todd Urban January 22, 2015 at 7:03am

Yes 4s 14.8v
Tommy Larsen January 22, 2015 at 5:17am

Battery is 4s i guess. Can be purchased in 4s and 6s
Luca Mariotti January 21, 2015 at 11:50pm

It seems that the Afro esc are 2-4S rated while the battery is a 6s.
Todd Urban January 21, 2015 at 11:22am

Mounted the gimbal and longer legs still under 3kg with the battery
Todd Urban January 21, 2015 at 10:42am

multistar 16000mah battery the battery alone weighs 3 pounds
Luca Mariotti January 21, 2015 at 9:55am

Whay kind of battery did you used?

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